The new owners of Sagebrush Golf Club near Merritt are counting on a couple of seasoned golf industry executives with deep B.C. roots to help bring the highly acclaimed course back to life. Sagebrush, which remained closed last year, was purchased this past fall by Newmark Group, a Langley-based real estate development company.

There were no rookie blues for Nick Taylor or Adam Hadwin, and the two Abbotsford pros are determined there also will be no sophomore slumps. If you blinked, you probably missed the PGA Tour’s off-season. The 2015-16 campaign tees off next week at the Frys.com Open in Napa, Calif., where Hadwin and Taylor will both begin their second full year in golf’s big league.

While the University of Michigan uses the wolverine as its logo, and the state is officially nicknamed the Wolverine State, there is no evidence that wolverines actually have lived in Michigan’s woodlands and forests.

In the 1960s, Art Finger was famous in San Francisco as the host of a kids’ TV show, Mayor Art. But in 1968, he was lured north of the border to be a talk show radio host in Vancouver. Under the stage name Art Finley, he became a fixture at CKNW and CJOR in the 1970s and ’80s. His “California Casual” style was in sharp contrast to the stereotypical hard-boiled talk show host.

When Gregg R. Mulholland bought a beautiful West Vancouver mansion at 3630 Mathers Ave last December for $4.85 million, he was likely lured by the stunning views, deluxe bedrooms, water features, outdoor pool, temperature-controlled wine room and many other luxuries, including a high degree of privacy.

At the Big House — the University of Michigan stadium, as opposed to a maximum security slammer — the Wolverines defensive lineman went by the malevolent nickname of Craig ‘Death’ Roh. As a Carolina Panther, he sold custom-designed T-shirts out of the trunk of his car with a human skull, complete with bushy eyebrows, in place of the “O” in his surname, since Roh has caterpillar ’brows rivalling those of any Hollywood hunk.

Ryan Williams hopes the new PGA Tour Canada season starts the way the previous one ended. The Vancouver pro won the season-ending Freedom 55 Financial Championship in London. Ont., and would like to say he has momentum on his side heading into next week’s season-opening PC Financial Open at Point Grey Golf & Country Club.

Shawn Gallacher and Gary Silverberg bought Super Bowl tickets from an online broker and flew from Vancouver to Phoenix last week to watch the game live. But after arriving in Arizona to watch the Seattle Seahawks battle the New England Patriots for NFL supremacy, the broker — SBTickets.com — told them it couldn’t supply the tickets and would refund them the $3,950 US they paid for two upper-bowl tickets with a combined face value of $1,000 US.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - In the beginning, they meant well. Like the voice on the first tee box of the Waste Management Phoenix Open when Tiger Woods, after receiving a warm ovation, launched his tee shot far right into the gravelly sand of a “native area” wide of the cart path.

The three British Columbians teeing it up in this week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open should feel right at home. The Phoenix area is the second home for PGA Tour rookies Adam Hadwin and Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, as well as Victoria’s Cory Renfrew, who on Monday qualified his way into the event.

Former Ducks/Capitals/Sharks/Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson’s Tuesday excoriation of Phil Kessel and his fellow “uncoachable” teammates on Toronto radio was both a rare revelation of a coach’s true feelings and an unofficial declaration of divorce from the NHL.

Phoenix has become my go-to for a quick hit of winter sunshine. My husband and I have rung in the new year in Scottsdale two years running. I'm expecting that this will be the craziest one yet, as we're bringing our sassy toddler along for the party.

Almost Done!

Postmedia wants to improve your reading experience as well as share the best deals and promotions from our advertisers with you. The information below will be used to optimize the content and make ads across the network more relevant to you. You can always change the information you share with us by editing your profile.

By clicking "Create Account", I hearby grant permission to Postmedia to use my account information to create my account.

I also accept and agree to be bound by Postmedia's Terms and Conditions with respect to my use of the Site and I have read and understand Postmedia's Privacy Statement. I consent to the collection, use, maintenance, and disclosure of my information in accordance with the Postmedia's Privacy Policy.

Postmedia wants to improve your reading experience as well as share the best deals and promotions from our advertisers with you. The information below will be used to optimize the content and make ads across the network more relevant to you. You can always change the information you share with us by editing your profile.

By clicking "Create Account", I hearby grant permission to Postmedia to use my account information to create my account.

I also accept and agree to be bound by Postmedia's Terms and Conditions with respect to my use of the Site and I have read and understand Postmedia's Privacy Statement. I consent to the collection, use, maintenance, and disclosure of my information in accordance with the Postmedia's Privacy Policy.